Inflation in the U.S. is trending below the Federal Reserve’s target and doesn’t seem to be going anywhere fast.

The consumer price index is projected to rise 0.1% in March, according to economists polled by Marketwatch. A 0.1% increase is also expected in the core rate, which excludes volatile food and energy costs.

thrown a kink in the operations of U.S. manufacturers and we’ll probably get more evidence of this Thursday.

Indexes by Markit Flash PMI and Philadelphia Federal Reserve are likely to show a slower pace of production in February. That’s what happened in the New York region, according to a similar manufacturing index issued by the New York Fed earlier this week.

Cold and snowy conditions over the past month certainly haven’t helped, but there are also signs weather may not be the only factor. Economists will sift for clues via new orders and other categories for a better idea of what’s going on.